Seek to have a heart after God, then you will see things as He see it. Ask the Lord to remove the scales from your eyes so you're able to see things as they truly are.
"Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks yours
Everything I am for Your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity"
Look up the song, "Give me your eyes-Brandon heath"
"Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see..."
We have to dive off the deep end, we cant be shallow Christians. Cry out to the Lord, keep seeking after Him, we have to die to the flesh daily.
You know the scriptures, you said so yourself, so now you must apply it. If you want to apply the scriptures to your life you but have a heart after the Lord and be ever seeking Him. He opens our eyes so we see things as they truly are.